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Mehn, make I no lie, KDB sabi pass. Geez!

Ibime:
How do you invest in VCs and on which platform?

There are equity crowdfunding platforms like Crowdcube, Seedrs, FrontFundr, etc. An issue with crowdfunding platforms is that there is no liquidity, you have to wait till the company becomes listed or betterstill, target convertibles where you don't get to exercise the option and/or buy high yield bond/preference stocks.

Another way to do this is to target Over The Counter (OTC) exchanges. There are several OTC markets in Europe and North America e.g. Pink, OTCQB, OTCQX, TSXV, Aequitas Neo. These exchanges have thousands of companies listed on their platforms, and there is liquidity. Also, some of the exchanges are regulated, which means they try to do due diligence on some of the companies that they bring on board. I prefer this to the first option. If the entity you are invested in makes it to a major stock exchange or gets acquired by a financial or strategic investor, you don blow be that!

Most of these stocks are penny stocks and are very risky. Just be sure that you have an appetite for risk and you don't invest more than you can lose. Proper DD is also always important.

One final option. You can target SPACs that are looking for businesses to acquire. Essentially, SPACs are vehicles publicly traded on major exchanges. These blank check entities are set up by experienced teams to raise capital from the equities market with the intention to take private companies public through a merger or an acquisition.

I can access the last two options using an online stock broker.

Ibime:
Yes, I'd never do that in FX as it is not a commodity but a pair. The risk depends on capital allocation. I averaged down to $34.5k for 25% of capital which in all likelihood will be profitable given the dynamics of its price. The plan to average in another 15% at $28k is still trading. That is where the trading ends and attempts to buy the dip end.

If it's a bear crash, I will be absolutely more than happy to become a long term investor at $10k and $20k price for which I can deploy my remaining 60%. That's why I will only do this for BTC because I don't want to be a holder of large amounts of Altcoin in the event of a crash.

Thanks for the tip on Healthtech BTW, the guy I copied as a result is up 4.5% just from start of Jan.

Fair!

Wow, 4.5% is very good. Healthcare will give you good returns this year. I have picked up OTC stocks of some healthcare companies. WoW portfolio return is about 7%. Let’s see what happens this week.

I am beginning to allocate more to venture capital these days, I identify OTC or VC exchanges and buy stocks of startups and entities that I believe will start trading on major exchanges very soon, plus listed shell companies (SPACs) that are looking for businesses to acquire.

Of course, it’s risky, but I can take the risk. Go big or go bust. Moreso, I will be switching to a less risky (tax free) source of income very soon, just makes sense for me to aim for a negative correlation (re: my investments vs employment income).

KingAlabi:
Why have you lost hope in the remaining two competition we are it?


Okay you have lost hope, I hope it he gets to the final you wouldn't get hope again

Why not? I will raise them again if we crossover to the other side na. Right now, I am not interested!

Ibime:
In a bull market? You can only lose if it stays down long term

Question is, can you recognize a temporary dip or the start of a bear?

Contrarians and long term investors can afford to average down if they believe in a particular company/stock. Are you one? Also, are you ready to hold for a long time (in case Bitcoin stays down for an extended period)? I doubt it, you are interested in trading income.

Finally, currencies are way more volatile, averaging down strategy is a dangerous game in Fx trading.

handelex:
Ok Boss.

Leyqute:
Neither Mou nor LvG finished in the top 4 in consecutive seasons.



Check attached pic.

Lol, I was saying that no one would be fine with both of them doing top 4 in consecutive seasons without a trophy.

Wait, are we saying that we are good with just a top 4 finish without a cup? That’s not progress o.

handelex:
Complete BS

My eyes have seen my ears oo. In other words the objectives and goals of the season is utter BS.

E be things.

Yes na, if you like, let your eyes see your forehead, top 4 finish alone again is BS.

KingAlabi:
Once we enter the Europa league semi finals that one becomes the new NEED

I tire for una abeg

What are you saying sef? I have moved on from cup competitions because OGS has lost four semifinals already (in 2 years), and top 4 finish alone is no more an achievement, because you guys would kill Mou and LVG for consecutive top 4 finishes without a trophy.

Double standards, and hypocrisy!

Ibime:
Your strategy is risky sha. Na boom or bust

I'm averaging in BTC on the way down. I put roughly 8% of capital at 35.5K, another 12% or so at $35k, then another 5% at 34.5k. I've held another 15% to come in at $28 to $30k which has 50% chance of happening, and nuclear option is another 30% below $20k and another 30% below $10k. I believe the first 3 will swing me decent profit within 2 to 3 days and is very likely but on the small probability it keeps going down, the nuclear options will gain a heavier profit to prevent stories that touch, although involves a longer HODL. So far this method manages risk well but has given me a good 1.5% return on total capital per week since start of January and is sustainable.

Im trying to do trades almost exclusively on BTC because I don't want to HODL anything else long term if market goes South. If I take a quick punt, it will just be a small thing in Cardano, XLM or Eth.

Hmmmmm, averaging down is a risky play. You get mind o. Traders that average down always find themselves in trouble.

Lol, they are coming out to catch fun. Of course, the initial target was top 4 and a cup, and I don’t think it doesn’t make sense to ask for the league or nothing which replaces the initial target, because we have no chance of winning any cup.

We can all see how Amaka continues to stupidly crash out of cup competitions.

With the caliber of players we parade, a top 4 finish without a trophy or cup is complete BS. We should not be celebrating mediocrity, there should be an improvement vs last year’s output.

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hensben:
You are an idiot if you think Mount is doing anything meaningful, Lampard 100% backing is what is giving him ginger with average football technique.

Bros, better dont kill yourself. Go and sleep.

olabode89:
All this kids... Ibime go mostlikely don grad from uni when this small boy dey primary school o... smh

Na Nairaland and Chelsea cause am na.

nihilistjnr:
Mofo like say you no be guest speaker

Na una dey start the discussions na. Interesting stuffs though!

Nashoji:
definitely Biden's inauguration. Many at times when I visit Chelsea thread, I get confuse cuz all they discuss about is politics cryptocurrency and the rest. That's why their thread has gone up to 10000+ pages with little football related discussions. Very soon, them go dey use this thread for seminar aswear.

Forex and bitcoin seminars

Dem don come!

KingTom:
Why? It would be ludicrous to believe that was his primary objective, at the start of this season. I may not be privy to top board decisions at the club but realistically speaking his expectations shouldn't have been more than a top 4 finish to be honest.

Top 4 plus a trophy (FA or Carling)?

Playing Liverpool again in the FA cup. Nawa o!

Na only EPL sure for us this season o

Maguire, Shaw, and Bruno on four yellows. Against Fulham, OGS must drop two of these guys against Fulham else we won’t have them play a more important game.

Meanwhile, our record against top 6 in five games is just sh1t. 1 goal penalty.

Nawa o!

handelex:
.....
Weyrey Rashford

Something needs to be done. Rashford is senselessly selfish. OGS should either bench him for a couple of games or fuvking scream at him from the sidelines.

Trevor012:
Somebody just boldly wrote Henderson and Fabinho partnership is better than Maguire and Lindelof. The amount of rubbish one reads here is getting too much

Lol

Partnership that started 1/2 weeks ago.

TalabiAudu:
They must not allow City take that No 1 position oo

If Fraudiola gets to that top, the idiot go flog everybody till May oo.

I said the same thing on the Utd thread. If he tops the table, safe journey. He is becoming wiser with his style of play.

handelex:
"It's an opportunity missed..."

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was left disappointed after leaving Anfield with a point.

Lol....

He messed up with his set up, waited for more than one hour before tweaking. I guess he realized at 80 mins that Liverpool looked ordinary. Now the dolt is telling us that it’s an opportunity missed.

Ogun o, god of iron, where art thou?

BARAJ92:
Pogba Sabi deceive people with him in that team, our attack has been blunt.

Oga keep it jare. What’s your issue with Pogba sef?

eph12:
They also dropped points today. I was expecting you to say they've been drinking goals

Well, they’ve been conceding goals then. Even in games that goals were not let in, I am sure the opponents fancied their chances.

eph12:
Because they're not the traditional cb you know? Have you looked at their stats since VVD and Gomez went on injury?

They had a traditional CB play the last two EPL games they won. Since the combo of Henderson and Fabinho started, they’ve been dropping points.

popizaino:
It still boils down to what i said earlier and that is your front men and Bruno all were lazy,they didn't really take on liverpool back line despite getting the in positions to wreck havoc and also there were meaningless play from main man Bruno .

What do you mean by that? Shey it’s when you have the ball, that you can wreck havoc. We barely had the ball in the first half.

eph12:
Why do you think liverpool defense was shit? When did that back 4 drop disaster class?

Check the back line today na, using midfielders as CBs against us. A slap in the face?

CapitalCee:
If city win their outstanding game and win every match feom then on to win the league, i wont begrudge them that. Even Fergie cant even stop it. We mustn't win the league this season. I just want a title race which will conote progress.
By the summer will be looking at solving our weakness. By getting a reliable CDM, CB and CF and then see from there

This should be our season, no one is sure about next season. Meanwhile, it was possible to not get points against top 4 teams and still the league, but these days, we have top 5/6, need to get some points off the big boys.

hoopLA:
Not disagreeing with you.

But beating your title rivals still remains one way of at least getting a psychological edge over them.

Liverpool’s last 3 EPL games were sh1t. They lost to Sou, and played draws against Newcastle and Westbrom. But then, we should respect them.

Liverpool is shyte right now, any club in the EPL can take points off them.

KingAlabi:
As usually the idiocy from your reply

Chief, I don’t have strength today.

Thank you.